Analysis of I told you
Gerald Alan Carroll 1969 (California)
< I'll travel more then miles >
I told you
I loved you
in many ways
and over many days
and I love you
and sent
your flowers
as you waited
in your condo
by the bay
I sent you candy
delicious and not nutritious
but I do have to say
they are tasty
and I heard you moved
after everything
was sent back
and I have to pray
that you and I will
find each other
some other day
in The Hospital I heard
you were fighting
to live bravely
and you died
in that terrible way
I am sending you
(me) pretty soon
I am headed your way
I am now in The hospital
fighting cancer today
I am truly not
fighting cancer
I am headed your way
to spend our
eternity together
I love you and pray
that I make it to you
my truth , my soul , my heart , my love
is yours
earth is out
of my way ............
| Scheme | x aabbaxxxxcdxcdxexcxfcxedxcaxCxcxfCffcaxxxc |
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111 111 111 0101 010101 0111 01 110 1110 0110 101 11110 01001010 111111 1110 01111 1010 111 01111 11011 1110 1101 001011 1010 1110 011 011001 11101 1101 111011 1110010 101001 11101 1010 111011 1110 0100010 11101 111111 11111111 11 111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 814 |
| Words | 195 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 42 |
| Lines Amount | 43 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 293 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 84 |
About this poem
HAPPY VALENTINES
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Written on February 09, 2022
Submitted by followingmymuse on February 09, 2022
Modified on March 10, 2023
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